Opinion

A new charity project called roadside community pantries, or also known as ตู้ปันสุข/ตู้ปันน้ำใจ (happy/generous pantries), is increasing in popularity and spreading to 51 provinces across the country. The project aims to encourage Thais to donate daily necessities and items to...

The best photo to describe the helplessness of Thais left behind was taken last weekend. The photo, which was posted by Facebook user Aom Arseeyeh, was used by local news to report on an incident at a market by the...

In a victory for Thai students everywhere, new regulations governing hair growth for students was published in the Royal Gazette on May 1 meaning that both male and female students can now grow their hair long.There are, of...

While reading Thai Enquirer’s articles last week about donation culture, I thought back to a meme that I saw a couple months ago by @bougiebangkokgirl. The meme featured an Elmo with the label “bkk_person1” smushing its face into a pile of ทำบุญ (tum boon) while looking...

Amidst the continued battle against the spread of the novel coronavirus, I cannot but help wonder what might Harold Burson have to say to Thailand's leaders in government, business and civil society.  What lessons might Burson—a pioneer in crisis management and public relations who...

Dear scientists, lobbyists, activists, environmentalists, and the girl with “Tree Hugger since 1997” on her Instagram bio,Thanks to all the research you publish and nature conservation you advocate for, I now know that climate change is causing water scarcity...

“I am no longer living in fear of the outbreak, I am now living in fear of starvation,” said Waanna Thamsangwan, a food vendor from Samut Prakan. Waana was one of the many people who came to protest at the...

Not long after our student protests article came out, the coronavirus pandemic put a dent into our momentum. The first COVID-19 case outside China was found in Thailand.Yet despite the seriousness of the disease, the government took months...

Earlier last week, disturbing footage of a school director in Petchabun molesting an underaged female student made headlines throughout the country.The case sparked an outcry in the online community, enraging thousands of netizens who demand that the 59-year-old...

So, the coronavirus… I won’t tell you what you already know – you should be listening to scientists and credible news sources for that, not me, a climate activist. But instead, here’s what I’d like to tell you: this...